Carbon intensity of energy in Tunisia
Tunisia: Carbon intensity of energy was 265.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity of energy in Tunisia, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 265.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour for carbon intensity of energy in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of energy in Tunisia peaked at 346.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1991 and was at its lowest, 205.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 2001.
That places Tunisia 33rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 253.15 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 241.7 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 269.05 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 258 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 218.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 346.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 233.3 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 205.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 294.06 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 284.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 251.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 315.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 257.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 249.37 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 265.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 30 Liberia 268.68 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 31 Indonesia 267.07 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 32 Mauritania 266.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 34 Libya 265.01 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 35 Nigeria 263.78 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 36 Turkey 263.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Tunisia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 12.35 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 8.73 million (2025)
- Urban population 70.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.07 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.66 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity of energy in Tunisia?
- Carbon intensity of energy in Tunisia was 265.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 346.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 205.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2001.
- How does Tunisia rank for carbon intensity of energy?
- Tunisia ranks 33rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity of energy rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.